Sunday, February 2, 2014

2/3 bracket and thoughts

One note that interested me:  geographical preference was a real bitch in this bracket.  The 4 lines have teams going everywhere, and there were dicey situations even on the 3 line.  What made it the worst:  sending Iowa St and Creighton as 3 seeds pretty big distances; followed by needing those sites for the 4 line teams.  The end result is everyone traveling.  Not sure how the committee will pull that off.

EAST
@Buffalo
1) Syracuse (21-0) vs. 16) Chattanooga (12-9)/Coastal Carolina (10-9)
8) California (15-7) vs. 9) VCU (18-4)
@Orlando
4) Michigan (16-5) vs. 13) Mercer (15-6)
5) Memphis (15-5) Vs. 12) Arizona St (16-6)/Florida St (13-8)
@San Antonio
3) Iowa St (16-4) vs. 14) Georgia St (13-6)
6) St Louis (19-2) vs. 11) Stanford (14-7)
@Buffalo
2) Villanova (19-2) vs. 15) Murray St (11-8)
7) UConn (17-4) vs. 10) Ohio St (16-5)

MIDWEST
@Orlando
1) Florida (19-2) vs. 16) Robert Morris (12-11)
8) New Mexico (17-4) vs. 9) Colorado (16-6)
@San Antonio
4) Oklahoma St (16-5) vs. 13) Harvard (16-3)
5) Wisconsin (17-5) vs. 12) SMU (17-5)/Providence (16-6)
@Raleigh
3) Cincinnati (21-2) vs. 14) Stephen F Austin (16-2)
6) Virginia (17-5) vs. 11) Baylor (12-7)
@Milwaukee
2) Michigan St (19-3) vs. 15) IPFW (15-6)
7) UCLA (17-5) vs. 10) Xavier (14-6)

SOUTH
@St Louis
1) Wichita St (22-0) vs. 16) Utah Valley (11-8)/Southern (9-10)
8) G. Washington (17-4) vs. 9) Minnesota (14-7)
@San Diego
4) Kentucky (16-5) vs. 13) Delaware (16-7)
5) Texas (17-4) vs. 12) Toledo (17-3)
@Milwaukee
3) Creighton (18-3) vs. 14) Canisius (16-6)
6) Pittsburgh (18-4) vs. 11) Tennessee (13-7)
@St Louis
2) Kansas (16-5) vs. 15) Stony Brook (15-7)
7) Gonzaga (19-3) vs. 10) Oregon (15-6)

WEST
@San Diego
1) Arizona (21-1) vs. 16) Weber St (9-7)
8) North Carolina (14-7) vs. 9) Kansas St (15-7)
@Spokane
4) Iowa (16-5) vs. 13) UC Santa Barbara (12-6)
5) Louisville (18-4) vs. 12) Green Bay (15-4)
@Raleigh
3) Duke (17-5) vs. 14) North Carolina Central (13-5)
6) Oklahoma (17-5) vs. 11) Southern Miss (17-3)
@Spokane
2) San Diego St (17-1) vs. 15) American (13-7)
7) UMass (17-4) vs. 10) Missouri (16-5)

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